#FreeBritney Hashtag Is Trending & Fans Are Growing More Concerned by the Day

Since Britney Spears checked into a mental health facility earlier this month, fans have been concerned about the singer. But could there be more going on behind the scenes than what's known to the public? As Entertainment Tonight has pointed out, the #FreeBritney hashtag is everywhere, and now, some people are convinced that Britney might be held in the facility against her will.

Back in January, Britney canceled her Domination Vegas residency, citing her father's health issues and wanting to put her family first as the reason.

Then, in early April, news broke that Britney entered a mental health facility, and she posted on Instagram again that she was taking a little "me time." It seemed like good news -- considering her mental health struggles in the past, it was great that she was being proactive about her health and asking for help when she needed it, and fans were ready to cheer her on.

But it didn't take long before fans started to assume that something deeper was going on ... and Britney's mom's cryptic Instagram post earlier this week only fanned the flames.

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This post from Lynne definitely has people worried, even though she doesn't open up about what it means.

Given the #FreeBritney hashtag, it's hard not to imagine that's what she could be referring to. But what's really going on? According to ET, it really caught hold when the Britney Gram podcast received an anonymous tip from someone claiming to be a paralegal who worked with a lawyer who used to be involved in Britney's conservatorship. Apparently, she stopped taking her medication, and when she refused to switch to another one, her father allegedly forced her to cancel Domination.

The source's voicemail, which played on the podcast, said:

Jamie said, 'Either you take this medication or the show's off, and I'm pulling my support and you can't do it.' Britney did not follow Jamie's instructions, so he was true to his word -- he pulled the show, he verbatim said, 'Blame it on my illness.' ... Britney has been in the mental facility since mid-January. There is no timeline, there is no end date particularly in sight for this stay at this mental facility to end. She did not want to go. ... From what I understand, this is not a decision she made, at all.

ET even added that Lynne has been liking fans' comments that are hinting Britney needs to be freed, which is definitely interesting.

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After all, who would know what's going on better than Britney's mom? We're so curious ...

We know she's been under a conservatorship for years, now at the hands of her father, Jamie, but how much of this list is true? If this is what Britney is truly dealing with, it makes sense that fans are outraged.